Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-09
INCUBATION FOR INSANITY.
Wrecked Reasons Restored and Weak
Einds Made Powerful.

Einds Made Powerful.
san Francisco Alta Californian.
"I can give you piece Of valuable and
interesting information" said a WELL
known local scientist to an Alta reporter
yesterday, "but the source of your in
formation must not be divu!ged."
the desired promise being given, ne
proceeded: Baron Won Humnerg, the
eminent German scientist, who holds q
higher relative position among the scien-
tltic lights of Berlin Than Pas
teur does IN Paris, and whose DIS
cUverles in the realms of science exceed
In numoer and value those made by any
other savant of the present generation,
has been travelling lncOgnito IN the United
States for the past three months, and is
now installed at the Palace. He is es-
pe;ially interested in Investigators tend
Ing to discover the causes and cure OF
insanity, and expects to find California
fruitful field, owing to the prevalence Of
brain diseases il this state"
Thanking his informant, the reporter
fastened to the great caravansary NEIL
TONED, and stepping up to the desk was
about to state the Obi ect Of his call to the
SShSAN bhS4O PoAblGAAJ ~
GREETED behind Z huge diamond pin, when
he suddenly remembered that the sCien-
list was travelling incog., and had,
in all probability, Instructed The sutccrat
of the register to deny his pres
enCe in the hotel. quently the
thoughtful scribe suddenly diyerged to-
ward the ELEVATOR, stepped into the cage,
ana carelessly dropping standard dollar
on the floor just where its glimmer could
best be absorbed III the shadow cast by
the feet of the colored attendant, re-
marked in his ordinary, everyday tone Of
voice: "Difect me TO Won Uumberg's
room"
"Ail right, sah," briskly replied the
brunette servitor, and as the cage shot
up to the eighth floor he smiled as largely
as though the first watermelon of the
season had already fallen within his re-
lentless grasp.
Gust coah to de right, sab; jist de
oder side OBJ de cot"
Thanking him for his promptness, the
reporter nonch4lently stopped down, and,
skillfully securing the silver piece from
Its dangerous proximity to the sole of the
guides biggest foot, hurried in the des-
ignated direction.
Rspping loudly on the door, the scribe's
ears were greeted by q shrill cry of "COme
ia"
catering without further ado, he was
surprised 10 find himself apparently alone
in the room, which was the first of suite,
when he was startled by the same shrill
voice, this time just over his head, crying
out:
"a ,,,err1- Cb-iC4r,aci rp,l-o , goo+ +bo
professor will be present in a moment"
Hastily glancipg up, the visitor was no
lit lie surprised at discovering that the
talker was large parrot, and that from
MS eyes seemed to shine forth an intelli-
gent greeting that was almost human
Somewhat recovering his CompUsure he
seated himself as requested, taking Il
position beside the centsr table, when
instaDter g pretty white rabbit bounded
into his lap, and thence OF to the table.
While the visitor was wondering what was
to occur mex, the rabbit pusled an album
'oward him, and, commencing at the first
pic'ure, proceeded SLOWLY to turn over
leaf after leaf.
About one-half of the contents had been
viewed when an inner door opened and
small but fiue-IOoking Old man, who
proved to be the eminent scientist, en-
tered the room.
Speaking slowly, but with a strong Ger
Man accent, the professor ask d:
"Wnat does TIE gentleman wish"
Stating the object # his call, the scribe
was somewhat discouraged at the angry
frOwn which fitted uCrISS the race Of The
professor. II was only transitOry, how
ever, for the caller almost Immediately
IN establishing q peace footing
between himself and the representative
of German scientific thought
ayes, have made speciality of brain
said the professor in response
10 the interviewer's questioning, land
may say without Boosting that have re-
Gently made.a discovery in brain treatment
that Will astonish the world by emptylng
The insane asylumns."
"But, even though you were capable of
curing every insane person at present
would not the daily supply of
patients still continue unabated?" asked
inc astonished interviewer, in doubt as
to whether he was IN the awful presence
Of German joke or of a dangerous
unatic.
"Not at ALL" replied the Professor.
Look at these" he added, taking from a
drawer handful of what appeared to be
quill toothpicks, each bearing a Latin
inscription written ON the sides with q
inc pen.
"Pasteur inoculates for the rabies, but
with these l inoculate for insanity. In
sanity is nothing more nor less than
brain. This point" (picking up
. quill and looking at the laosD "was
Tipped in the virus distilled from the
}raiu of a man who died insane, and in
whose family insanity had been heredi-
AIRY for unknown generations past,
he disease manifesting Itself in
he males at the age OF thirty and in the
emales at twenty-five. The victim lett
arge family, every member Of which |
lsYt since iDOCulated with some of this
'irus, with the result that seven Of his
descendants have not only passed the
atIi age in safety but that all Of the men,
,ers Of the family are now noted for their /
up lior intelligence and great brain /
,ower.
"You perceive that each OF these quilts /
ears distinctive mark, which | will ex-
lain. This one, for instaGce, ntaius /
'irus from the BRAN Of raving lunatic /
whose malsdy was clearly traceable to /
in love- Here is smother |
which contains the essential poison of |
deceased brain of a victim to money losses. |
20 or throughout the entire bunch. each /
pecial cause of mental maladies is repre-
ented, result reached by careful investi-
alton of, and selection from, the brains
# patients who have died in the German
sylums during the psst fifteen years.
81 am prepared not only to inoculate
ersons liable to any form of mania, but
lso to cure the disease in any of its de-
elOpments. One great obstacle mas been
4 my way, and that was the seeming i'm
disability If SO combining the different
arieties of virus as to make one inocula-
ion proof against all forms of mania.
his obstacle, happily, is now in the way
speedy overthrow, thanks to SIM
lie discovery which I most accidentally